MONDAY, MAY 3, 2021 (PAGE 10) DAILY EXCELSIOR, JAMMU Buttler blitzkrieg powers Royals Webinar on 'Teaching of Guru Tegh Bahadur' organised to 55-run victory over SRH Excelsior Correspondent temporary times when the world is NEW , May 2: (3/29) and ous (30) and Vijay grappling with the pandemic as (3/20) did the Shankar (8) soon followed. JAMMU, May 2: Department they fortify our faith in human announced his bulk of the work with the ball With the pressure mounting, of Dean Students Welfare of nature and their problems. return to form with belligerent while (1/32) Rahul skipper (20) Cluster University of Jammu today The programme commenced maiden T20 hundred as Rajasthan Twetia (1/45) picked a went for the big shot only to be organised webinar on the life and with a prayer video imploring for Royals made a mincemeat of an apiece. caught at deep midwicket by teachings of Guru Tegh Bahadur, hope and cure of millions of fellow out-of-sorts Sun Risers Hyderabad, With the win, the Royals Morris off Tyagi as tum- the 9th Guru of Sikh community. Indians falling prey to the deadly winning Sunday's IPL encounter moved up to fifth spot while SRH bled at regular intervals. The webinar was organised as pandemic, followed by a one by a whopping 55-run margin. continued to stay at the bottom, (17 off 5) part of Azaadi Ka Amrut Mahotsav. minute silence to pay homage to all Opening the , Buttler having won only one match all sea- injected some hope in the SRH The objective of the lecture was to the departed souls who fell victim smashed a breathtaking 124 off 64 son. camp, as he smashed Tewatia for educate the students about the to the disease. balls while was Looking to register their sec- two sixes in the 14th over. supreme sacrifice of Guruji and his Dr Twinkle Suri, Dean effective in his 48 off 33 deliveries ond win of the season, SRH raced However, the Afghan was back in 400th birth anniversary. Students Welfare CLUJ formally which powered Rajasthan to a to 57 for no loss in the first six the dug out after a quick cameo. About 100 students and teach- welcomed the participants and commanding 220 for three. overs. With 91 needed in the last five ing faculty from constituent col- exhorted that Guru Tegh Bahadur Even a change in captaincy However, pacer overs the lower and middle order leges and PGI Schools of CLUJ Ji sought his life in creating a soci- couldn't bring in luck for SRH as Rahman struck right after the first struggled. participated. Prof. Bechan Lal, ety which could walk on the path they could manage only 165 for strategic time out, getting rid of In the end the, top heavy SRH Vice Chancellor, Cluster of righteousness and he attained eight in their 20 overs. (31). The danger- did not have enough fire-power to University of Jammu inaugurated martyrdom for this cause of dhar- and running between the wickets during match against Punjab pull off the mammoth chase. the event and lauded the efforts of ma. Kings at Ahmedabad on Sunday. Earlier, put in to bat, Buttler the Department of Students Prof. Bhopinder Singh, Dean and Samson stitched a 150-run Welfare for conducting a webinar Academic Affairs, CLUJ, Dr. partnership for the second wicket on the life of Guruji who was an Mushtaq Ahmed Lone, Controller Dhawan stars in Delhi's dominant after the Royals lost opener epitome of sacrifice and religious Examinations, Principals of (12) cheaply. equality. Constituent Colleges, Prof Sarita While the Englishman hit the He further said that it was Naggari, Prof Sunil Uppal, Prof win over ball 11 fours apart from eight max- important to make the younger Ranjit Jamwal, and Coordinators AHMEDABAD, May 2: the accelerator and swept Ravi Singh (12) and the mighty Chris imums, Samson also had four fours generation understand these les- also graced the event. Bishnoi for a six to complete his Gaye (13). and two sixes to his credit. sons and contributions. Pradeep The programme was coordi- Shikhar Dhawan's delightful 44th fifty in the IPL. It was fol- Gayle missed a fast full For SRH, (1/24), Dutta, Senior Editor, Times Now nated by Dr Banpreet Kour, where- 69 dwarfed 's lowed by couple of fours in the toss from Rabada after pulling Vijay Shankar (1/42) and Sandeep Channel-a versatile journalist, as Dr Kuldeep Raina and Dr unbeaten 99 as same over. the South African for a mas- Sharma (1/50) picked a wicket noted poet and writer known for Revika Arora, Cultural defeated Punjab Kings by seven From there on, there was no sive six. each. his bold and crisp reporting was the Coordinators, CLUJ and Assistant wickets in the IPL here today to stopping Delhi as in the end Agarwal, who will Put into bat, the Royals were key note speaker at the event. Deans, Dr Javed, Dr Maansi go atop the points table. West Indian batsman Shimron the team as Rahul recovers from off to a sedate start as they man- He stressed that the teachings Sharma, Prof Sudesh Kumar and Agarwal, leading the side in Hetmyer (16 off 4) smashed two acute appendicitis, steadied the aged just five runs of the first two of Guru Tegh Bahadur are of Prof Shamim Rather were present the absence of regular skipper K overs. immense significance even in con- on the occasion. Today’s Fixture Williamson, searching for L Rahul, used the straight bat wickets early on in the innings, effectively in his lone hand to KKR V/s RCB (Ahmedabad) 7.30 pm introduced spin in third over by Rahul diagnosed with appendicitis, take Punjab Kings to 166 for six. SCOREBOARD Delhi Capitals hardly broke a bringing in star bowler Rashid. Punjab Kings Jaiswal smashed three fours, sweat in the run chase, cantering c Steven Smith b Rabada 12 before the Afghan showed his class Agarwal to lead Punjab to victory in 17.4 overs overs, Mayank Agarwal 99 and trapped the youngster leg AHMEDABAD, May 2: However, with the IPL being their sixth win in eight matches. b Rabada 13 Jos Buttler of RR in aggression during his splendid knock of 124 before. held in a bio-secure bubble, it For Punjab Kings, it was b Axar 26 against SRH at on Sunday. RR skipper Samson, who was IPL franchise Punjab Kings remains to be seen if Punjab man- their fifth loss in eight games, (Hetmyer/Axar) 1 skipper K L Rahul has been diag- age to get any relaxation for Rahul's summing up their inconsistent Shahrukh Khan c Hetmyer b 4 SCOREBOARD dropped on 23 by Manish Pandey c Lalit Yadav b Rabada 2 in the 10th over, announced his nosed with acute appendicitis and return given the strict BCCI guide- run so far. has flown to for surgery lines on adherence to quarantine not out 4 Jos Buttler b 124 arrival with a six over mid-wicket The destructive opening duo and further treatment, which will protocols. IPL final is due to be held Extras: (LB-2, w-3) 5 Yashasvi Jaiswal lbw b Rashid Khan 12 off pacer . of (39 off 22) and Total: (6 wkts, 20 Overs) 166 Sanju Samson c Abdul Samad b Vijay Shankar 48 likely keep him on May 30. Dhawan (69 not out off 47) gave At the other end, Buttler, who on the sidelines "Post his surgery, Fall of Wickets: 17-1, 35-2, 87-3, 88-4, 129-5, 143-6. not out 15 another flying start to Delhi who Bowler: 4-0-37-0, 1-0-6-0, 4- looked in sublime touch, also hit for at least two his recovery will be David Miller not out 7 raced to 63 for no loss in six 0-36-3, Avesh Khan 4-0-39-1, Lalit Yadav 3-0-25-0, 4-0-21-1. for two weeks and in a bubble so that he Extras: (LB-5, W-8, NB-1) 14 overs. Both struck delightful Delhi Capitals boundaries in the sixth over as the might even force remains in a protect- Total: (3 wkts, 20 Overs) 220 drives and punches on the off- Prithvi Shaw b Harpreet Brar 39 Fall of Wickets: 17-1, 167-2, 209-3. Royals amassed 42 runs for the him out of the ed environment side. Shikhar Dhawan not out 69 Bowler: Bhuvneshwar Kumar 4-0-37-0, Sandeep Sharma 4-0-50-1, loss of one wicket in the tournament. (amid the COVID- Steven Smith c Malan b 24 Rashid Khan 4-0-24-1, Khaleel Ahmed 4-0-41-0, Vijay Shankar 3-0-42-1, Powerplay. PTI has 19 pandemic)," said Against the run of play, left- c Mayank b Jordan1 4 Mohammad Nabi 1-0-21-0. The duo continued to hit learnt that a BCCI source. arm spinner Harpeet Brar car- not out 16 boundaries at regular intervals at Mayank Rahul's absence ried on from where he left off in Extras: (Lb 2, W 3) 5 Manish Pandey b Mustafizur 31 the small Feroz Shah Kotla Agarwal will is a big blow to the game against RCB to dis- Total: (3 wkts, 17.4 Ov) 167 Jonny Bairstow c b 30 lead the side in Punjab Kings, who miss the set Shaw on his very Fall of Wickets: 63-1, 111-2, 147-3. Kane Williamson c Chris Morris b Kartik Tyagi 20 ground, collecting 18 runs, which included two sixes, off all-round- Rahul's absence, are trying to get their first ball which turned just Bowler: Riley Meredith 3.4-0-35-1, 3-0-37-0, Ravi Vijay Shankar c Miller b Chris Morris 8 starting with campaign back on enough to clip the off-stump. Bishnoi 4-0-42-0, Chris Jordan 2-0-21-1, Harpreet Brar 3-0-19-1, Deepak b Chris Morris 19 er Vijay Shankar in the seventh Hooda 2-0-11-0. Mohammad Nabi c Anuj Rawat b Mustafizur 17 over. tonight's match against Delhi track. The skipper has led from the After that wicket, Punjab Abdul Samad c Anuj Rawat b Chris Morris 10 Having successfully navigated Capitals here. front, scoring 331 runs at an aver- were able to bring down the sixes and a four in the 18th over innings alongside IPL debutant Rashid Khan c Chris Morris b Mustafizur 0 Rashid's four overs, Buttler and "K L Rahul complained of age of 66.20. scoring rate by conceding to take DC home with 14 balls to Dawid Malan (26) as the two severe abdomen pain last night and His friend and team- Bhuvneshwar Kumar not out 14 Samson upped the ante in the 13th almost run-a-ball from over 7 to spare. shared a 52-run partnership. after not responding to medication, mate Agarwal will lead the side at Sandeep Sharma not out 8 over, plundering 17 runs.The 10. Earlier, Agarwal single hand- Capitals took total control of Extras: (LB-1, W-7) he was taken to emergency room least for the next three games. Englishman muscled a six over However, they also needed edly took the team past 160 with the game in the 14th over when Total: (8 wkts, 20 Overs) 165 for further tests which revealed that Agarwal had missed the last regular wickets to keep them- his crucial knock comprising Axar Patel found the stumps of Fall of Wickets: 57-1, 70-2, 85-3, 105-4, 127-5, 142-6, 142-7, 143-8 wide long on before lofting one he was diagnosed with acute game against RCB due to an injury selves in the game but that never eights fours and four sixes. Malan before Deepak Hooda ran Bowler: Kartik Tyagi 4-0-32-1, Mustafizur Rahman 4-0-20-3, Chetan over extra-cover for boundary. appendicitis," the team said in a he suffered in the previous match came. Delhi kept things tight in the himself out following a mix up Sakariya 4-0-38-0, Chris Morris 4-0-29-3, Rahul Tewatia 4-0-45-1. (PTI) statement. against . He "It will be resolved surgically has now regained full fitness. Following Steve Smith's powerplay, conceding 39 runs with Agarwal at the other end, and for safety measures, he has Being an Indian player and an downfall, Dhawan stepped on and sending back Prabhsimran leaving Punjab at 88 for four. Little surprised that Smith has chosen to stay back been transferred to the hospital for integral part of the playing eleven, Agarwal did not get much the same," it added. the management chose Agarwal to Ajax wins 35th Dutch title, support from the other end Rahul is expected to operated lead the side while Rahul is recov- thereafter but he took it upon at IPL for not so big contract: on Sunday night at the Breach ering. The duo forms one of the himself to take the team to a , May 2 ," Taylor said during a dis- providing the cricketer with some Candy Hospital in Mumbai. best opening pairings in the IPL. police urge fans to stay away competitive total. cussion on 'Channel 9'. coaching, education along the way His franchise expects him to Punjab Kings, who have never AMSTERDAM, May 2 : coach Erik ten Hag extended his Agarwal making a slight Former Australia captain Mark "Steve Smith was an interest- to become an IPL-worthy crick- return to action within a week or 10 won the IPL, have three wins from contract despite speculation he room for himself and sending Taylor is sur- ing one because his contract was eter." days. seven games this season. (PTI) Ajax won the Dutch was a potential replacement for Rabada for a straight six in the prised that about Australian dollars 350,000 , Adam Zampa Eredivisie league title today for the fired Jose Mourinho at penultimate over was one of the "so many" of (Rs 2.2 crore with Delhi Capitals), and returned the 35th time when it beat Tottenham in the Premier League. best shots of his innings. his compatri- which is not to be sneezed at but home from the IPL as 's fresh Emmen 4-0 as police appealed in "It's a great moment. It's a He was brutal on Avesh ots have for a guy like Steve Smith, it's not COVID-19 cases hit record highs vain to supporters not to gather shame the stadium is not full," Khan in the 20th over, smashing stayed back as big a contract as it probably but Taylor said most of the outside the Johan Cruyff Arena to captain Dusan Tadic told ESPN. couple of boundaries and a six to in India to should have been. I was surprised Australian players and coaches celebrate. He said reaching the quarter- end the innings on a high. fulfill their he decided to go." seemed comfortable at this point. Before fulltime, Amsterdam finals of the Europa League, The last over went for 23 and IPL commit- Taylor also ridiculed another "Ponting is over there, Warner, police urged no more fans to head where Ajax lost to Roma, was Delhi Capitals leaked 64 runs ments amid a raging pandemic, Australian payer, ' there. Good mates of to the stadium as the nearby also an achievement, “but we are off the last 30 balls. (PTI) especially someone like Steve , for suggesting that mine, , streets already were too busy. Ajax and we want more." (PTI) Smith who does not have "as big a should arrange a are coaching over there. I haven't Thousands of fans were cele- contract as it probably should have chartered flight to bring back play- heard much from them apart from brating the title long before the Warner is shocked but we had been." ers at the end of the tournament. that, they're there to see (out) the Students and faculty members of Aryans College of Law dur- final whistle, setting off red flares As many as 14 Australian play- Lynn had said that since end of the tournament," Taylor ing legal awareness camp at village Nepra, Rajpura. and fireworks outside the stadi- ers along with some coaches and Cricket Australia takes a percent- said. um, which was empty because of to make hard call: Moody commentators are currently in age of its players' IPL earnings, it "A lot of the players have actu- coronavirus lockdown measures. NEW DELHI, May 2: somebody has to miss out and India to participate in the IPL, from should work towards bringing ally said they feel comfortable in Aryans organizes Legal Jurrien Timber, Sebastien unfortunately it's him. He's which three players of the country them back. Taylor called the com- the bubble they're in; but what they Haller, Devyne Rensch and Davy is "shocked and shocked and disappointed. had pulled out owing to the ment "very rich". would like once the tournament's Awareness Camp Klaassen scored as Ajax overran disappoint- Anyone would be disappointed," Emmen to take the title with three unprecedented COVID-19 surge. "I think Chris Lynn's com- over... Excelsior Correspondent of the Group said that students ed" after Moody told the host broadcasters "I was a little surprised that so ments were very rich, absolutely," "I think the Australian players matches to play in the Eredivisie. beingStar Sports before their match being a part of this programme The victory completed a many of the Australians went over Taylor said on Sports Sunday. and coaches are hoping that they'll JAMMU, May 2: Aryans were exposed to practical dropped from against Rajasthan Royals. there. If you're , he's "The 10 per cent Cricket get home ASAP. That is what domestic league and cup double the SunRisers Warner and Moody have not College of Law today organised a knowledge which is a must for for the Amsterdam powerhouse on something around (Rs 15.5 Australia does receive from a play- they're after at this stage." Legal Aid and Awareness Camp budding lawyers. They assisted Hyderabad been on best of terms after the left- crore), so that's very hard to knock er's contract over there surely has The IPL ends on May 30. for the second time in three sea- playing XI handed opener criticised Manish to spread awareness about the advocates during their interac- sons and came just two days after back for six weeks of playing got something to do with actually (PTI) right of vulnerable sections at vil- tion with the general public but team's Pandey's exclusion from the play- lage Nepra, near Rajpura. which helped them to analyze DDCA to donate 100 units Director of ing XI. This was an initiative to pro- the case studies to develop a Cricket defended the "He has come to terms with the Star-studded RCB stand in vide free legal aid to indigent per- critical thinking about the sub- each of ventilators, "hard call", saying someone had to logic behind what we want to sons as well as awaking them ject matter. miss out and it's him. achieve from a franchise's per- about safety guidelines issued by Sanskriti Rana, faculty, oxygen concentrators Under Warner, SRH lost five spective. He has rallied around the way of KKR revival the Government amidst the Aryans College of Law, spoke NEW DELHI, May 2: out of six games and he himself team and more importantly the COVID-19 pandemic. The camp about Article 39A of the hasn't been in greatest of form team has rallied around him," AHMEDABAD, May 2: suffering five defeats in seven their last match. was organized under the leader- Constitution of India which pro- The Delhi and Districts which led to Kane Williamson Moody said. matches. They are at the sixth spot in At the same stage, under Dinesh ship of Prof BS Sidhu, Director vides for free legal aid to the poor Cricket Association (DDCA) being handed the reins. "I don't think what's hap- Star-studded Royal Challengers the eight-team table, staring at early Karthik in IPL 2020 in UAE, the Aryans Group. and weaker sections of the socie- today announced it will be This is the first time in pened in the past isn't as relevant would look to get their elimination for a third season in a team had fared a shade better with Dr Anshu Kataria, chairman ty and ensures justice for all. donating 100 units each of non- Warner's IPL career that he has and we have made some signifi- mojo back when they face strug- row. four wins and three defeats, before invasive ventilators and oxygen been dropped by any franchise for cant changes in the ground in the gling Kolkata Knight Riders who The biggest letdown for KKR he relinquished the captaincy to let concentrators to the Delhi lack of form. last 24-48 hours," he further need a complete overhaul for their English World Cup-win- Round Table Conference, Government for distribution "We had to make the hard call, added. (PTI) IPL revival here tomorrow. ning skipper Morgan across healthcare facilities in From leading the table with four lead the side. the national capital. Osaka loses to Muchova in wins on the trot, the -led Given the current panel discussion held The second wave of team has slipped to third spot at the scenario, skipper Morgan Excelsior Correspondent think where do you stand from COVID-19 pandemic has halfway stage after suffering two needs to take some tough last three years and your entire wreaked havoc with healthcare 3 sets at Madrid Open defeats from their last three matches. calls with regards to his JAMMU, May 2: Jammu dilemma will be sorted, whereas infrastructure across the country MADRID, May 2: terfinal loss to Maria Sakkari in In fact, RCB would have lost top-order, something he Sanskriti School organised Round Dr Neeru Bali stated that go for and more so in Delhi which is Miami. three in a row if pacer Mohammed has stuck to since match Table Conference and Panel your inclination what you like facing an unprecedented chal- Second-ranked Naomi Osaka "On the third set I felt I just Siraj had not defended 14 runs in the number one against Discussion on career counselling instead of marks, gone are the lenge in the wake of the lack of is out of the Madrid Open as started off really bad and I couldn't final over against Delhi Capitals' this season has been their top-order Sunrisers Hyderabad this season. for sanskritians, here today. days where marks lead to oxygen supply. Karolina Muchova won 6-4, 3-6, afford to do that,” Osaka said. explosive duo of Rishabh Pant and as the top three Shubman It's a pity that KKR are yet to The session began in presence heights. "The president and members 6-1 in the second round today. Muchova next faces 16th-seed- Shimron Hetmyer. Gill, , Rahul Tripathi give an opportunity to new signing of Dr Chand Trehan (Master train- Manpreet Kour, School coun- of the Apex Council of DDCA Muchova eased through the ed Sakkari, who defeated Anett The onus would be on their have failed to give the team a decent who has a of er for GFAMT), Dr Neeru Bali, sellor wrapped the session by will donate 100 units of BPAP- deciding set to earn her third win Kontaveit 6-3, 6-1. famed batting lineup of Kohli, AB start. 155.49 and has two centuries as a (Established Edcosmo Education bringing into light to go for pas- B Non-Invasive ventilators and against a top 10 opponent this year. Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova de Villiers and to Supremely-talented Gill is strug- T20 opener. They also have Advisors in ), Rohini sion not get under peer or parental 100 units of Oxygen The 20th-ranked Czech was a beat sixth-seeded Karolina start firing once again and put pres- gling in the T20 scheme of things uncapped talented batsman Aima (Principal cum Vice- pressure as it will never yield to Concentrators each to the semifinalist at the Australian Open, Pliskova 6-0, 7-5, while fifth-seed- sure on the KKR batsmen. and has failed to convert his starts at Venkatesh Iyer. Chairperson), coordinators, senior productive output. administrator, Govt of NCT which was won by Osaka in ed Aryna Sabalenka defeated Daria Talented opener Devdutt the top, while the likes of Nitish The on the other hand faculty members along with par- The session was relinquished Delhi for distribution to health- February. Kasatkina 6-3, 6-3. Padikkal would also be keen to get Rana and Rahul Tripathi have been has impressed, especially the spin ents and children. by Rohini Aima, Principal of the care facilities in Delhi," DDCA "It was a tough match today, In the men's draw, 11th-seed- back among runs as he has not patchy. duo of and Varun The guest speaker Dr Chand School. She conveyed gratitude to stated in a press release. but we had some preparation,” ed Denis Shapovalov won 90% of clicked after his unbeaten 101 Head coach Brendon Chakravarthy. Their eight overs Trehan said that choices play a the speakers and parents and also DDCA will also procure 25 Muchova said. “I was ready to play his first-serve points to beat against Rajasthan Royals. McCullum had questioned their against the likes of Kohli, De Villiers greater role in life so choose asserted that it is our choices that extra oxygen concentrators for with all I had today, and to use all Dusan Lajovic 6-1, 6-3 and reach Having started the season with batsmen's "intent" after they posted a and Maxwell would be key as they your stream wisely. She asserted show what we truly are, far more its members, officials, employ- the weapons I could and (do) what the second round. American much promise under , below-par 154/6 to go down to look to avenge their first leg defeat. that there were different perspec- than our abilities, so one should ees on need basis and returned I can." Tommy Paul defeated Pedro KKR so far have failed to inspire, Delhi Capitals by seven wickets in (PTI) tives of different individuals just conscientiously choose. after use. (PTI) Osaka was coming off a quar- Martínez 6-4, 7-5. (AP)